What are the challenges of using art to translate a message? How does artfunction as a language? What is lost or gained when it is transmitted tothe audience? How does visual/ performance art fit into academia? Thispanel seeks critical and creative presentations, including visual andperformance art, which explores these questions.

Submit 350-word paper proposals by October 15 to the Southwest GraduateEnglish Symposium, held at Arizona State University, February 29-March 1,2008. Please include your name, professional affiliation, home and officenumbers, mailing address, and email address. Also, please include any A/Vrequirements with your submission.

Submit all proposals and questions to asu2008symp_at_gmail.com (Attention:Want or Alicia).